| Deadly California fire fully contained The California gas line fire that killed four and destroyed 38 homes is fully contained with small hot spots, officials said. All people in the area are accounted for. |
| Iran cancels release of American hiker The release of American hiker Sarah Shourd has been "canceled," because the judicial process has not been completed, Tehran's public and revolutionary prosecutor Abas Jafari Dolatabadi said Friday, according to the semiofficial Iranian Labour News Agency. |
| Castro: Misunderstood on Cuban model Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works. |
| Obama: Recovery is 'painfully slow' President Obama today acknowledged that bouncing back from the recession has been "painfully slow," but insisted that the economy continues to grow. |
| Living paratrooper to get Medal of Honor An Army paratrooper who risked his life to save fellow soldiers will become the first living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan, the White House said Friday. |
| Florida pastor unclear on Quran burning Plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran have been called off, the pastor said Friday, apparently seeking to end confusion over what he intends to do. |
| Trump offers to buy Islamic center site Real estate mogul Donald Trump has offered to buy the lower Manhattan site where a Muslim group plans to build an Islamic community center for 25 percent more than the current owners paid for it. |
| Oil drilling platform arrives at Chile mine A large oil drilling platform arrived Thursday at the Chilean mine where 33 trapped miners are awaiting rescue. |
| Dem target of Tea Party speaks mind Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson from Orlando, Florida, is known for speaking his mind. |
| 'Manhattan' ice island splits in two A massive ice island four times the size of Manhatten that broke off the Petermann Glacier early last month has split in two. |